<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In order to optimize recruitment and the overall outcome of educational programmes, it is crucial to understand personal determinants of achievement. While several cognitive abilities and skills individually predict performance in academic and professional settings, it is less clear how personality translates into performance. This study addresses the impact of the Big Five personality trait, conscientiousness, on academic performance and instructor performance ratings and examines the mediating role of self-efficacy. Analysis of longitudinal data (Time 1: n = 166 (conscientiousness); Time 2: n = 161 (self-efficacy); Time 3: n = 136 (military performance) and n = 156 (academic performance)) from three military academies in Norway showed that conscientiousness was related to both military and academic performance. Moreover, self-efficacy emerged as a partial mediator for the relationship between conscientiousness and performance. </p></abstract>

In order to optimize recruitment and the overall outcome of educational programmes, it is crucial to understand personal determinants of achievement. While several cognitive abilities and skills individually predict performance in academic and professional settings, it is less clear how personality translates into performance. This study addresses the impact of the Big Five personality trait, conscientiousness, on academic performance and instructor performance ratings and examines the mediating role of self-efficacy. Analysis of longitudinal data (Time 1: n = 166 (conscientiousness); Time 2: n = 161 (self-efficacy); Time 3: n = 136 (military performance) and n = 156 (academic performance)) from three military academies in Norway showed that conscientiousness was related to both military and academic performance. Moreover, self-efficacy emerged as a partial mediator for the relationship between conscientiousness and performance.

The impact of personality and self-efficacy on academic and military performance: The mediating role of self-efficacy

Assistant Professor, Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo,

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences,

Associate Professor, Norwegian Defence University College, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Defence Institute,

Professor of Psychology, Norwegian Defence University College, Oslo and RKBU-Nord, UiT The Arctic University of Norway,

Journal of Military Studies

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In order to optimize recruitment and the overall outcome of educational programmes, it is crucial to understand personal determinants of achievement. While...

The impact of personality and self-efficacy on academic and military performance: The mediating role of self-efficacy

Published Online: Nov 23, 2016

Page range: 47 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2016-0197

Keywords
Big Five, personality traits, self-efficacy, military performance, academic performance

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The impact of personality and self-efficacy on academic and military performance: The mediating role of self-efficacy

Published Online: Nov 23, 2016

Page range: 47 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2016-0197

KeywordsBig Five, personality traits, self-efficacy, military performance, academic performance

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Big Five, personality traits, self-efficacy, military performance, academic performance